Rise Records
American record label
Rise Records is an American record label currently based in Beaverton, Oregon, mainly focusing on alternative rock, heavy metal, and punk rock music artists.
History
Rise was founded in 1991 by Craig Ericson in Nevada City, California. He released a small number of 7-inch records before putting the label on hiatus to attend college. Ericson didn't release anything further until 1999, after moving to Portland, Oregon. He began issuing small-print 7" records, and his first CD release came in 2000, from the group One Last Thing.
Rise Records' releases are distributed in the U.S. by ADA and BMG. In July 2013, the company moved from Portland to neighboring Beaverton, Oregon. The label has a distribution deal with Alternative Distribution Alliance, the indie distributor owned by Warner Music Group and directly in Europe and Australia with Warner Music and BMG.
On 9 September, Australian label UNFD announced a distribution partnership with Rise. On 18 May 2015, BMG announced the acquisition of the label. Rise maintained its headquarters and Ericson remained in charge.
On 8 December 2017, Craig Ericson announced his departure from the label.
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